You can let Unicode know you want the rainbow flag emoji by emailing them here. The Consortium are debating adding Welsh, English and Irish flags, too. Mark Davis, co-author of Unicode Standard, said: ‘Because it would not be part of any sort of structured extension to the geopolitical-entity encoding mechanism it would provide no orderly path to encoding additional, similar flags for other social groups or causes.’
It was originally devised by San Francisco. A co-author at Unicode said the flag could create a ‘slippery slope’. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride, and is commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag. Ken Whistler, technical director at Unicode, said: ‘The claim that Twitter is including a rainbow flag would be taken into consideration by the Emoji Subcommittee a strong factor in favor of additions.’īut a debate surrounds the possible addition. They started debating in June adding an LGBTI Rainbow flag to the emoji language, after the amendment in America which allows samesex couples to marry.
The Consortium is a not-for-profit which develops digital languages around the world. The Unicode Consortium is discussing adding a new flag to its multi-national assortment – but it’d belong to a community, not a nation.
